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RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Torvestad47,932
Opponents147,503
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Elections run
Between 1938 and 1942, John N Torvestad ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 2. Torvestad's biggest single-election total was 23,857 votes, in the 1940 U.S. House election in Maryland's District 5. Torvestad's closest win came in the 1942 U.S. House election in Maryland's District 4, decided by 828 votes.
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How many votes has John N Torvestad received?
John N Torvestad has received 47,932 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–2.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | U.S. HouseMaryland | Won | 22,67350.93% | John M Wyatt |
| 1940 | U.S. HouseMaryland | Lost | 23,85729% | Lansdale Sasscer Brown |
| 1938 | U.S. HouseMaryland | Lost | 1,4022.04% | Stephen W Gambrill A Kingsley Love David L Elliott |
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